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Scrapbook
Title
Scrapbook, 1939.
Physical Description
1 v. 88 cm.
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Frank M. Turner, 2008.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Mary Elizabeth Miller Turner, of Youngstown, Ohio, mother of Frank M. Turner, John Hay Whitney Professor of History, Yale University, 1993-2010, and Director, Beinecke Library, 2003-2010.
Summary
The scrapbook records a trip by Mary Elizabeth Miller and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Miller, May 27-June 26, 1939. The Millers traveled from Wilmington, Ohio to the West Coast and back, visiting the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Victoria, British Columbia. Material includes photographs captioned by Mary Elizabeth Miller, guidebooks, ephemera, and a typed travel itinerary. Ephemera includes a guidebook and other souvenirs from the Golden Gate International Exposition (San Francisco World's Fair).
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
September 14, 2012
References
Mary Elizabeth Miller Turner, Scrapbook. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Mary Elizabeth Miller Turner, Scrapbook. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.
Travel guidebooks.
World's fairs.
World's fairs - California - San Francisco.
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